Sea Life Centres

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Sea Life Aquarium Oberhausen is the largest Sea Life Aquarium in Germany. It is located in CentrO in Oberhausen Neue Mitte. There are 10 Sea Life Aquariums in Germany and 26 in Europe. In Oberhausen there is a 12 metre long Perspex tunnel under which visitors can walk and observe the fish. The Aquarium is modelled on the river Rhine, from its source to the sea – although the Aquarium’s tanks, which hold a total of 1.5 million litres of water, are also home to sharks and ocean turtles.

Sea Life Centres are a chain of commercial sealife-themed aquarium attractions. As of April 2017[update] there are 53 Sea Life attractions (including standalone Sea Life centres, mini Sea Life features within resort theme parks, and Legoland submarine rides) around the world. The chain is owned by the British company, Merlin Entertainments.

Attractions

Sea Life Centres aim to combine modern display technology, biological expertise, and entertainment to provide themed journeys through European and tropical waters. This often provides close encounters with sealife, from shrimps and starfish, to seahorses, sharks and stingrays.

Sea Life Centres also claim to champion the cause of marine conservation through education, awareness and, wherever possible, direct action.

Sanctuaries

Sea Life Sanctuaries and Seal Sanctuaries operate from three centres in the United Kingdom as well as one location in Australia. The United Kingdom locations include the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall; the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary in Norfolk; and the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary at Oban.[1]Manly Sea Life Sanctuary (formerly Oceanworld Manly) operates in Australia.[2] The Hunstanton facility operates otter and penguin sanctuaries as well as a seal hospital.[3]

Asia

In November 2015, Merlin Entertainments announced that over the next 10 years it will be investing £50 million in India, some of which will be used to open Sea Life Centres.[10] In January 2017, Merlin Entertainments Indian subsidiary stated that it was in discussion with real estate firms to open Sea Life Centres in multiple cities in India.[11]

Controversies

Sea Life Centres have been criticized over animal welfare, with the Marine Conservation Society calling a 30% mortality rate "disturbing."[12] The charity Freedom for Animals has criticized Sea Life over their conservation claims, and also for the presence of Beluga whales at attractions.[13][14]

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